Properties (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
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gptkb:physicist
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Medal |
| gptkbp:born |
June 13, 1831
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| gptkbp:children |
3
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| gptkbp:contribution |
color photography
kinetic theory of gases |
| gptkbp:died |
November 5, 1879
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| gptkbp:field |
optics
mathematical physics thermodynamics electromagnetism statistical mechanics classical physics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
James Clerk Maxwell
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Maxwell's_demon
Maxwell's_equations Maxwell's_equations_of_electromagnetism Maxwell's_contributions_to_the_theory_of_color_photography Maxwell's_contributions_to_the_theory_of_electromagnetic_radiation Maxwell's_contributions_to_electromagnetic_theory Maxwell's_contributions_to_optics Maxwell's_contributions_to_statistical_mechanics Maxwell's_contributions_to_thermodynamics Maxwell's_theory_of_color_vision Maxwell's_contributions_to_the_kinetic_theory_of_gases Maxwell's_contributions_to_the_theory_of_Saturn's_rings Maxwell's_equations_in_integral_and_differential_form |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Scottish
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| gptkbp:occupation |
mathematician
scientist theoretical physicist |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Catherine_Dewar
|
| gptkbp:work |
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
Theory of Heat The Dynamical Theory of Gases Matter and Motion On_the_Stability_of_the_Motion_of_Saturn's_Rings The_Scientific_Papers_of_James_Clerk_Maxwell |